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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Talaysen" data-source="post: 373927" data-attributes="member: 340">First of all, bear in mind that the cards you're describing are only the Major Arcana - the full deck is 78 cards. It would certainly be feasible for the killer to focus only on the Major Arcana, but that wouldn't represent the Tarot as a whole.That aside - the Major Arcana is said to represent the journey of the soul through all of existence; evolving from the innocent fool (represented by 0. The Fool) to the all-encompassing self (21. The World). On some level, then, the killer might see his actions as a necessary part of his evolution to a higher state. His victims would be people at various stages in their lives, ranging from a naive young adult or child (in a modern setting, a particularly innocent-seeming college student, perhaps) to someone who is seen as very wise and held in high regard by those around him (hmmm...a famous advice columnist or television guru?).As for who/what the killer should be - well, I don't know where your campaign is in terms of history, magic level, etc. If it's a low magic campaign, it should be human, obviously; I'm thinking a failed alchemist, simply because alchemists were so concerned with perfection of self and it's believed that the Major Arcana ties somewhat into alchemical lore. Barring that, maybe a fallen celestial seeking to return to divine grace or even transcend the deity it once served; or a demon making a mockery out of the process of spiritual evolution and transcendence.</blockquote>

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